Status:

Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus), as its common name implies, is mostly northern in distribution. In Maryland, it is known only from ponds and lakes in Garrett Co. This species is part of a difficult complex which also includes which also includes Southern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) and Sweetflag Spreadwing (Lestes forcipatus). Care should be taken to separate from the others, preferably in the hand (Paulson, 2001)(Lam, 2004).